Re: Buddlejas, - substitute for

Susannah asked for a possible tall evergreen substitute for Buddleia davidii.

I have a small grove of seed-grown Abutilon vitifolium, from Chile. It is fast-growing (a couple of years to be way over my head), evergreen, and has mauve or white flowers. The large maple-shaped leaves are not touched by deer, probably because they are furry. I have not noticed any self-sown seedlings.

Mine are growing in the far corner of the property where the hose doesn't reach. They are competing with the roots of a Japanese heartnut and several Douglas firs. They'd probably do even better in good conditions.

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Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil

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